Youth and music israel a non-profit organization. Its objective is to enrich children, youth and adult audiences through high-quality music.

YM Israel is supported by the Ministry of Culture and was created as a member of Jeunesses Musicales International, a worldwide federation seated in Brussels, encompassing 40 member-states.

The organization was founded in the 1957 as a result of a joint initiative of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the supervision of Music Education in the Ministry of Education.  Currently the executive chairman is Professor Zvi Avni and the CEO is Mrs Avital Rapoport.